THE CASTLE BUILDER by Vic Llewellyn & Kid Carpet

Full review of The Castle Builder on tour in Hull HERE and in Bristol HERE

 joyful, messy and exuberant

— Total Magazine

It holds its audience, tenderly, in the palm of its hand, lifts us to the stars, then places us gently back down on earth, with a reminder that there’s always time to live better

— Exeunt

It’s a mix between a TED talk and a rock concert”

”Vic and Ed are speaking really passionately and with great humour about what it is to make things; shows, buildings, toys for their kids, art....and the music is just great.”

”I found it incredibly inspiring and really moving.”

”There is a particularly beautiful song which is a dedication to the local maker that is working on stage throughout the show, and is essentially a love song for anyone who makes things. It made me beam and it made me cry.”

Funded by Arts Council England Supported by Bristol Old Vic, Tobacco Factories Bristol And Pilot Nights.

"An unexpected but moving journey into the world of creators, makers and dedicators to art! A punk rock TedTalk and a lot of great music!"

Where would be without the builders, inventors and creators who didn't wait for permission? Join us for a joyous riot of a night of music, tall tales and going a little-too-far. Make it a family-night out, bring your young inventors and builders of the future, and inspire them to be bold and brave too.

The Castle Builder tells the true story of an inmate in a Norwegian psychiatric institute who over 5 years built a castle on a remote headland. The show spirals outwards from personal accounts into tales of other outsider artists who’ve been inspired to build gigantic extraordinary structures, alone, in secret, and without artistic validation from the real world.